Whitefield third-graders attended an on-campus class called Newton in a Nutshell last week.
Students learned about the laws of motion through hands-on activities which demonstrated each of the laws. For example, the children shot water bottle rockets and rolled marbles towards each other to show that “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
“It was a great day of working together to demonstrate each law,” said Beverly Smyly, third-grade teacher. “Students had a lot of fun putting the laws to the test!”
The seminar was put on by High Touch, High Tech, a science education company formed in 1994 to
help schools enhance their science curriculum through discovery style learning. Professor/Scientist Q led the science lessons.
Here are some student comments from the day:
"Scientist Q was very nice, and we all got to participate."
"Fun!"
"Amazing"
"Lots of action!"
"A bushel of fun; I want to do it again!"